Portable foldable leg rest



Oct. 21, 1952 Q NG 2,614,613

PORTABLE F OLDABLE LEG REST Filed June 14, 1951 24 20 22 /2 A //O B 26He/ep W. Bus/rang I INVENTOR.

Patented Oct. 21, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PORTABLE FOLDABLELEGREST Helen -W. Bushong, Lima, Ohio Application Tune 14, 1951-, SerialNo. 123L514 2 Claims. (Cl. 155 169 This invention relates to new anduseful improvements and structural refinements in leg rests, and theprincipal object of the invention isvto providea convenient and.aneffici'ent support for the legs while sitting, this being so arrangedthat the leg may be sustained in a substantially horizontal,outstretched position with respect to the level of a chair, or the likeon which the user is seated.

An important feature of the invention resides in its foldability, whichpermits it to be conveniently collapsed and carried when it is not inuse.

some of the advantages of the invention lie in its simplicity ofconstruction, in its efficient and dependable operation, in its pleasingappearance, and in its adaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the invention in use;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the invention in its folded position;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the invention in itsextended position, the leg member thereof being partly broken away;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the invention with the upholstery ofthe platform being removed;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional detail, taken substantially in theplane of the line 5-5 in Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary underside detail illustrating the attachmentof one side of the leg member to the platform.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a leg rest which is designated generally by the referencecharacter In and consists primarily of an elongated leg supportingplatform l2 and a leg member I4. I

The platform [2 is formed of two sections A and B which are hingedlyconnected together by a hinge 16, the latter being so arranged that thetwo sections A and B may be sustained in an open, co-planar relationwithout collapsing, but

if desired, the two sections may be folded into superposed relation asshown in Figure 2 or as indicated'by the dotted 'linel'fl' in Figure.3..

The sections A and B of the platform l2 preferably include a metallicbase 20,. on which is superposed'suitable padding 22 and upholstery orcovering material 24, as is best shown in Figure 3.

The free end portion of the platform section B is preferably tapered asindicated at 26 and is adapted to be positioned on the edge of a chairor the like, 28, while the outer end of the platform section A issupported by the leg member [4. The leg member is preferably formed froma single piece of wire 30 and is configurated substantially as shown inFigure 4 so as to provide a relatively wide portion 32 and a pair ofside pieces 34 which, as well as the portion 32 may be provided withcontinuous rubber tube covering 36, as shown.

The metallic base 20 of the platform section A is angulated at the freeend thereof to provide a transversely extending bearing member 38 havinginturned flanges 40 at the ends thereof, in which are rotatablyjournaled angulated portions 42 at the ends of the ends of the sidepieces 34 of the leg member [4.

The extremities of the portions 42 are substantially U-shaped asindicated at 44 so that they may abut the bearing member 38 to sustainthe leg member 14 in the position shown in Figure 4, but the entiredevice may be folded to the position shown in Figure 2 wherein theportion 32 of the leg member may be utilized as a handle for carryingpurposes.

The device is sustained in the folded position by a strap 46 which issecured to the platform section A and, after embracing the member I4, isseparably connected to the section B as indicated at 48.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new 1s:

1. A leg rest comprising an elongated leg supporting platform adapted tohave one end portion thereof positioned on a seat and consisting of twosections having contiguous edges thereof hinged together, a transverselyextending bearing member provided at the other end of said platform, anda leg member including a bight portion and a pair of side pieces, saidside pieces having end portions thereof rotatably journaled in oppositeends of said bearing member and terminating in arpair of angulated stopelements which may abut the bearing member to sustain the leg member andthe platform in a predetermined angular position.

2. A foldable leg rest comprising anelongated leg supporting platformadapted to have one end portion thereof positioned on a seat andconsisting of two longitudinally aligned half-sections having contiguousend edges hinged together whereby they may be folded to a superposedrelation, a transversely extending bearing member provided at the otherend of said platform, a leg member including a bight portion and a pairof side pieces, said side pieces having end portions thereof rotatablyjournalled in opposite ends of said bearing member and terminating in apair of angulated stop elements which may abut the bearing member tosustain the leg member at a substantially obtuse angle to the platform,the transverse distance between said side pieces being greater than thewidth of said platform and said stop elements having a limited rotarymovement in said bearing member whereby said leg member may be swung toa position wherein it embraces the folded platform half-sections and thebight portion thereof affords a carrying handle, and means forsustaining said half-sections and leg member in their folded positions.

HELEN w. BUSI-IONG.

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